Recognised as Colour
#AF448E
- #AF448E
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#AF448E is a magenta with RGB values 175, 68, 142 and HSL 319°, 44%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#AF448E#AF448E
HEX#AF448E
RGBrgb(175, 68, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.2667, 0.5569
RGB percentages68.6%, 26.7%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(318.5, 44%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(318.5, 61.1%, 68.6%)
CMYK0%, 61.1%, 18.9%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,486,350
CSS custom property--colour: #AF448E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.15201WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.2:1
Contrast with white5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#50BB71
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#44AF65
Analogous#9B44AF, #AF4458
Triadic#8EAF44, #448EAF
Split complementary#59AF44, #44AF9B
Tetradic#AF9A44, #44AF65, #4458AF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R175
G68
B142
Red175 (68.6%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue318.5°
Saturation (HSL)44.03%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AF · G 44 · B 8E
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